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CIHM/ICMH 

Microfiche 

Series. 


CIHM/ICMH 
Collection  de 
microfiches. 


Canadian  Institute  for  Historical  Microreproductions  /  Institut  Canadian  de  microreproductions  historiques 


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Technical  and  Bibliographic  Notes/Notes  techniques  et  bibliographiques 


The  Institute  has  attempted  to  obtain  the  best 
original  copy  available  for  filming.  Features  of  this 
copy  which  may  be  bibliographically  unique, 
which  may  alter  any  of  the  images  in  the 
reproduction,  or  which  may  significantly  change 
(he  usual  method  of  filming,  are  checked  below. 


Coloured  covers/ 
Couvertura  de  couleur 


I      I    Covers  damaged/ 


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D 


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Couverture  endommag^e 

Covers  restored  and/or  laminated/ 
Couverture  restaurie  et/ou  pellicul^e 


□    Cover  title  missing/ 
Le  titre  de  couverture  manque 

r~]    Coloured  maps/ 


Cartes  g^ographiques  en  couleur 


Coloured  ink  (i.e.  other  than  blue  or  black)/ 
Encre  de  couleur  (i.e.  autre  que  bleue  ou  noire) 


r~n    Coloured  plates  and/or  illustrations/ 


Planches  et/ou  illustrations  en  couleur 

Bound  with  other  material/ 
Reli^  avec  d'autres  documents 

Tight  binding  may  cause  shadows  or  distortion 
along  interior  margin/ 

Lareiiure  serr6e  peut  causer  de  I'ombre  ou  de  la 
distortion  le  long  de  la  marge  int^rleure 

Blank  leaves  added  during  restoration  may 
appear  within  the  text.  Whenever  possible,  these 
have  been  omitted  from  filming/ 
II  se  peut  que  certalnes  pages  blanches  ajoutdes 
lors  d'une  restauratlon  apparaissent  dans  le  texte, 
mais,  lorsque  cela  dtait  possible,  ces  pages  n'ont 
pas  6td  film^es. 

Additional  comments:/ 
Commentaires  suppldmentaires; 


L'Institut  a  microfilm^  le  meilleur  exemplaire 
qu'il  lui  a  iti  possible  de  se  procurer.  Les  details 
de  cet  exemplaire  qui  sont  peut-dtre  uniques  du 
point  de  vue  bibliographique,  qui  peuvent  modifier 
une  image  reproduite,  ou  qui  peuvent  exiger  une 
modification  dans  la  mAthode  normale  de  filmage 
sont  indiqu6s  ci-dessous. 


□    Coloured  pages/ 
Pages  de  couleur 

□    Pages  damarfftd/ 
Pages  endommagies 

□    Pages  restored  and/or  laminated/ 
Pages  restaurdes  et/ou  pelliculdes 

□    Pages  discoloured,  stained  or  foxed/ 
Pages  ddcolor^es,  tachetdes  ou  piqu^es 


□    Pages  detached/ 
Pages  detachees 

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Quality  of  prir 

Quality  indgale  de  I'impression 

Includes  supplementary  materia 
Comprend  du  materiel  supplementaire 


j      I    Quality  of  print  varies/ 

I      I    Includes  supplementary  material/ 


Only  edition  available/ 
Seule  Edition  disponible 

Pages  wholly  or  partially  obscured  by  srrata 
slips,  tissues,  etc.,  have  been  refilmed  to 
ensure  the  best  possible  image/ 
Les  pages  totalement  ou  partieilement 
obscurcies  par  un  feuillet  d'errata,  une  pelure, 
etc.,  unt  6t6  film^es  d  nouveau  de  facon  d 
obtenir  la  meilleure  image  possible. 


This  item  is  filmed  at  the  reduction  ratio  checked  below/ 

Ce  document  est  filmd  au  taux  de  reduction  indiqu6  ci-dessous. 

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The  copy  filmed  here  has  been  reproduced  thanks 
to  the  generosity  of: 

Library  of  Congress 
Photoduplication  Service 

The  images  appearing  here  are  the  best  quality 
possible  considering  the  condition  and  legibility 
of  the  original  copy  and  in  keeping  with  the 
filming  contract  specifications. 


L'exemplaire  film^  fut  reproduit  grAce  d  la 
gAn^rositd  de: 

Library  of  Conqress 
Photoduplication  Service 

Les  images  suivantes  ont  6t6  reproduites  avec  le 
plus  grand  soin,  compte  tenu  de  la  condition  et 
de  la  nettetd  de  l'exemplaire  filmd,  et  en 
conformity  avec  les  conditions  du  contrat  de 
filmage. 


Original  copies  in  printed  paper  covers  are  filmed 
beginning  with  the  front  cover  and  ending  on 
the  last  page  with  a  printed  or  illuotrated  impres- 
sion, or  the  back  cover  when  appropriate.  All 
other  original  copies  are  filmed  beginning  on  the 
first  page  with  a  printed  or  illustrated  impres- 
sion, and  ending  on  the  last  page  with  a  printed 
or  illustrated  impression. 


Les  exemplaires  originaux  dont  la  couverture  en 
papier  est  imprimde  sont  filmds  en  commenpant 
par  le  premier  plat  et  en  terminant  soit  par  la 
dernidre  page  qui  comporte  une  empr'^irte 
dlmpression  ou  d'illustration,  snit  par  le  second 
plat,  selon  le  cas.  Tous  les  autros  exemplaires 
originaux  sont  tilm^s  en  commenpant  par  la 
premidre  page  qui  comporte  une  empreinte 
d'impression  ou  d'illustration  et  en  terminant  pur 
la  dernidre  page  qui  comporte  une  telle 
empreinte. 


The  last  recorded  frame  on  each  microfiche 
shall  contain  the  symbol «-»-  (meaning  "CON- 
TINUED"), or  the  symbol  V  (meaning  "END"), 
whichever  applies. 


Un  des  symboles  suivants  apparaltra  sur  la 
dernidre  image  de  cheque  microfiche,  selon  le 
cas:  le  symbole  -^  signifie  "A  SUIVRE",  I& 
symbole  V  signifie  "FIN". 


Maps,  plates,  charts,  etc.,  may  be  filmed  at 
different  reduction  ratios.  Those  too  large  to  be 
entirely  included  in  one  exposure  are  filmed 
beginning  in  the  upper  left  hand  corner,  left  to 
right  and  top  to  bottom,  as  many  frames  as 
required.  The  following  diagrams  illustrate  the 
method: 


Les  cartes,  planches,  tableaux,  etc.,  peuvent  dtre 
filmds  d  des  taux  de  reduction  diff6rents. 
Lorsque  le  document  est  trop  grand  pour  dtre 
reproduit  en  un  seul  clich6,  il  est  filmd  d  partir 
de  Tangle  sup6rieur  gauche,  de  gauche  d  droite. 
et  de  haut  en  bas,  en  prenant  le  nombre 
d'images  ndcessaire.  Les  diagrammes  suivants 
illustrent  la  mdthode. 


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EROS. 

.. »!«,  wfr.  CB«K  quench  »<^«. J-'^^J*",  »|;r;*~^ 
dnnro  It:  if  •  mw  wo«M  gl«  •»  U-  «ib.Un«  of  hi.  hoow  for 
low,  it  fTOMld  tttlertjf  be  contemiied." 


EROS. 


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Osxe  upon  (he  ciinupy 
Above  thy  heiid  •ome  peaceful  ulRht ! 
Her  chermi  uruund  eternal  Wltdom 

Love  in  fervor  wound, 

Creating  in  delight 
The  glory  there ! 

Stars  with  stars  in  boundless  space 
Are  whirling. 

Worlds  and  burning  suns ! 

Love  instils  in  them 

Its  everlasting  power ! 
Love  controls  their  various  movements. 
Methodising  spiral  sinuations 
Of  attendant  and  reliant  moons : 
Guiding  planets  in  their  orbiu : 
Keeping  in  continual  motion 

AM  the  heavenly  spheres ! 
The  lights  of  incandescent  stars 
Are  smiles 

That  cheer  the  universes. 


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The  Kur|{e<tui  »uii, 
Ke»|>l«ntlent  in  cHulgviic* 
Aiui  exubermit  niMKnlHcoiice, 
KevulviiiK  in  vtltereiti  %\m*:v 

AnionK  itit  Krund  cotnp««ra. 
W>u  t'H«liiun«<l  cuuntlfiM  iige*  nine*, 

And  now  IB  K"^*l<'^l< 

Hy  inimurUl  luvv. 

Ijuve  HntI  wiMioiii 
Are  tilt  twiiii  of  PnrRdiw, 

The  jHsrlccl  unJun 
In  celeitiitl  eminence. 

O  It  U  thine,  imtxsriiil  I^ve, 
Divine  in  birth  nod  retired  in  Heaven, 
Every  wortliy  licurt  to  rule 
And  every  lustrous  etar  t 

SouU  of  deep  endurance  meet 

With  tweet  affinity 
In  BouU  of  wondrou*  purity, 
And  in  their  admiration  soar 

Above  the  *Ut%. 

Man  and  woman  bound  in  love, 
Spuming  tinteli 
Of  the  trivial  world, 
Uniting  love  and  wisdom, 


BROI. 


Rpirita  are  from  «ph«rflt  unM«n, 
Superior  to  harmoniou*  tUirs  ! 


There  w«»  ■  being  horn  *mW 

The  everlaatiiiR  relict 

C)f  forgotten  empires, 

WhoM  mytterioui  geniua 
FatcinatiBd  mighty  monnrch*, 
And  whoM  intellectual  tplttndor 

Reared  a  da/sling  glory 
In  the  world. 

O  naw  ye  that  majeatic  youth, 

Supreme  in  heauty  f 
Angein  of  another  world 
Descend  aa  mortalnoft 
To  grace  the  ev;l  earth  I 
HIa  marvelloui*  head  was  worthy  temple 
Of  hia  superhuman  mind ; 

Divinity 
Beamed  in  hia  countenance ; 
Hia  Kmile  poaaeaaed  a  charm 
At  irretittible  at  love  ; 
He  knew  hia  god-like  grandeur ; 
Timid  deer  fled  not  aw«y 
When,  muting  in  the  floral  wood. 
He  twept  the  tender  strtngt 
Of  hit  bewitching  lyre ! 


tiimmm    iiiV»Wlliil 


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Did  ye  behold  him  m  he  wiinden»d  on  ? 
Did  ye  behold 
Tht;  beauty  of  his  eyes? 
Yon  nuirble  pahue, 
Perfect  in  design, 
SurpMsing  those  oi  every  land  and  age. 
Save  Greece  and  Rome 
And  their  unrivalled  masterpieces. 
He,  »n  irtal/-ly  manner,  entered. 


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^  On  blended  hues 
Of  wondrous  neoramas. 
Whose  deceptive  lineaments 

An»J  ftne  perqwctives 

Made  infinitude 
With'm  that  burnished  palace ; 

In  the  mellow  tints 

Of  labored  works  of  Painting, 

Th«tdl«inentart; 

And  on  the  snowy  forras 
Of  Sculpture, 

He  in  admiration  gaaed. 

He  stood  tttmnced; 
He  felt  aUitoKC  witii  tiie  beauty  Aett, 

And  his  ckalled  nnad 
Discoverad  neww  beantiea  ia  HstM. 

He  utiemi  in  a  put!Y«  laood 
Th8  prompting  of  his  immortali^, 


kitOA. 


The  went  of  hU  being : 
"  Pannophy." 
And  the  music  of  hi*  voice, 

Subdued  and  modulated, 
Gave  a  beauty  to  ihat  clanic  wrord. 

HU  tonca  euphonious  and  imprewive 
MingM  in  the  melic  jtephyra 
Driven  through  eolian  harp* 
Within  the  portiaa  of  the  palace. 

Onward  dreaming,  and  impasaioncd 
In  hia  oratory, 
Ever  bliaaful 
From  the  grand  creations 
Of  his  wondrouf  mind, 
Through  floral  and  luxuriant  woodlands. 
Sweet  with  Nature's  fragrant  breatli. 
He  wandered. 

Paiadiae  and  Houries, 
Whose  large  eyes 
Sent  rapture  into  bia^ 
And  love  fa  forms  unniimuered. 
Were  bdoie  him  there. 
What  forms  of  chsi^  beauty  moved 
Along  tiioae  sieuous  patha« 
Amid  the  eountfesa  hues 
Of  arcMiiatic  flowers? 

fvmea  with  their  satelUtes 
AaiiflwiiidwHMwl 


Ill  1(11  II.     Ill  K  JWiiii***"' "i^yiii 


lO  .ISO  8. 

The  youth  ^.-held  them  in  their  gemmed  attires, 

And  knew  himself  a  peer 
In  that  august  assemblage. 

Reclining  near  yon  marble  fane, 

Beside  meandering  brook, 
0,»  richest  robe  of  oriental  clime, 
Beheld  ye  that  enchanting  maid? 
Perfection  her  fine  form  created. 

Mirroring  there  itself. 
The  delicate  elbtir  of  the  earth 
Instilled  in  her  its  charms, 
And  Heaven's  self  . 
On  her  in  condescension  gaze  J. 
The  lawless  elements 
Fled  far  awray ; 
!  They  could  not  harm 

The  pan^ii  of  Earth. 

The  youth  beheld  the  maiden  there, 
^     ~  And  quickly  throbbed  hi»  fervent  heart. 

He  knew  Aat  he  must  love. 
Such  knowledge  comes  upon  the  soul 
As  a  command  from  some  imperial  court. 

He  knew  th«t  he  must  love. 

He  could  not  disobey ; 

He  looked  upon  the  maiden, 
And  the  dream  of  all  hi»  gloty  fled. 
He  aigfaed  and  trembled  as  he  gaxed. 
Beyond  control  his  tremor  grew. 


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The  magneti«m  of  her  beauty 
Overcame  his  will. 

His  intuittou, 
Wondrous  in  the  clearness  of  iu  truth, 

Perceived  the  new  desires 

Of  her  ardent  soul. 

His  intellectual  splendor, 
Mingling  with  the  fine  afflatus 

Of  his  magic  genius, 
Ruling  every  earthly  instinct  then 

Of  his  impetuous  nature. 

Glowing  in  his  eyne, 
Disseminating  through  remotest  nerves. 
And  every  sensitive  and  tiny  fibre. 

Thrilled  his  dauic  form. 

His  burning  love 
Revealed  itself  in  his  melodious  voice. 

Attuning  to  ita^  sorrow 
The  pathos  of  these  sentiments : 
"  O  heart !  most  wayward  boon  of  naan. 
Foe  to  thine  own  deluded  self; 
But  ever  in  superior  souls 

Alluring  friend 
To  mystic  phantasies  that  pby 
Around  thy  trustful  love 

In  cruel  guile. 
Thou  dMdt  not  iu>w  depart 

From  my  control ! 


12  ^  BHOH. 

*'  O  love  and  wisdom 
And  essential  memory, 
Immortal  trinity, 
Ye  cannot  perish  when  ye  vanish 
From  the  earth ! 
Combine  within  me  now 
And  vanquish  these  emotions, 
Leave  me  monarch  of  my  soul !  " 

A  f^ntle  being  roving  near, 

Gazefle  in  grace. 

In  beauty  Venus, 
Whispered  in  most  winning  tones 

And,  disappearing, 

Left  this  admonition : 

^*  Leer  not  at  the  maiden  1 
Ruthless  love. 

The  ecstasy  of  sorrow, 
Sleeps  within  her  guileless  soul. 
Seek  thou  the  man  within  thee. 

Guard  this  niaiden 
From  the  glory  of  Ay  genius. 
Oh  I  if  she  beholds  thee  now,    - 

Within  her  dreams 
Thy  beauty  will  forever  glow, 
And,  tremulously,  love 
Will  steal  away  her  reason. 
Fly  I  depart. 


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Endearing  youth, 
Apollo,  if  thou  art, 
Or  hit  more  modern  rival, 
Bold  and  grand  enchanter." 

Then  over  that  proud  youth 
There  came  a  change. 
His  soul,  so  passionate  and  wild. 
Burst  from  him  in  impatient  words : 

"  Now  am  I  conquered  by  this  warning ! 

Love  has  won  my  manhood ; 
Never  more  shall  I  be  free ; 
I  tremble  as  I  ga«e  upon  the  maiden. 

Oh  I  hadst  thou  not  revealed  me  this ! 

Or  told  me  of  my  power  I 
Now  and  ever 

I  shall  dream  of  her!" 

Ah  I  then  enamoureid  zephyrs 
Wrapt  aroand  the  beauteous  form 

Of  that  reposing  maid 

The  oriental  veil, 
Diaphanous  and  mowy  white, 

Bound  by  •  golden  zone ; 
And  soothing  perfumes  and  aroma 
Fro3i  rich  ^ices  and  sweet  flowers-came, 
Breatfiing  delight 
'<n  her  dilated  nostrik ; 
And  cdNtial  raptnie  bcaoMd 


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In  her  moat  orient  eyne. 

She  spied  that  wondering  youdt : 
Her  clear  perception  read  hi*  thought ; 

In  ardor  the  aroie ; 
The  motion  of  her  graceful  limbt 
Entraced  his  aoul. 

He  knew  that  he  wa«  conquered. 
Never  more  would  he  forget 

The  beauty  then  before  him. 
Vi»ions  of  ambition 
Faded  in  the  dazzling  light  of  love. 
The  flute-like  toneaof  his  tweet  voice 

Exprenaed  hi*  agony : 
"  The  man  I  was  I  am  no  more  1 
O !  thou  hart  conquered,—-!  am  thine ! 

Then  &inter  grew  thelurtrous  l^ht 

That  dwelt  within  his  eyne. 
He  smiled,  remembering  his  past. 
And  his  devotion 
To  the  grand  designs 
Of  his  peculiar  nature : 
He  smiled,  and  sorrow  beautified  ; 
The  marvellous  beauty 
Of  his  maibk  countenance. 

In  wild  impatience  ditii 
Hi»  noUe  head  he  tossed , 


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But  vanqui«hment  wtu  in  hi*  mien. 
Hit  voice,  musical  and  clear, 

Spumed  hi*  command. 
The  maiden  heard  iU  faint  reluctant  tone*. 

They  won  her  willing  aoul 
Forevermorc : 

"  Unrivalled  and  celestial  l>cing. 
Envy  of  the  Universe, 
Thou  paragon! 
O !  why  art  thou  so  beautiful  i 
Thine  is  a  iace  elysian ! 
O !  as  I  gaae,  I  love  thee, 
Loving,  leave  the  earth  below 
And  fly  enraptured  heaven-ward 
With  thee!" 

Then  ftom  invisible  retreats 

Within  the  woodlands 

Ckme  a  gentfe  v<^ce, 
As  from  a  soul  in  Paraifiae : 

'« The  loftieat  love, 
Sttpnme  in  its  simplicity. 
To  man  from  woman  flawing, 
Nobkat  worth  creates  ia  each 
And  h^heat  happinem  instiia  In  botfk'' 

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His  icMoa  fled 
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Of  pawionafce  and  rosy  lore. 

The  maiden  aaw  in  him 
The  image  of  Omnipotenc*. 
Their  overpowered  tpirita  met  I 
What  ii  this  music  in  the  aoul? 

The  ^pi  it'«  immortality  ! 
It  thrilled  their  forma  and  their  full  heartt 

AroM  in  dazzling  splendor 
Far  above 

All  thoughts  of  earth. 
Ah  I  even  to  the  tuneful  start 

Their  spiriU  fled  I 
So  they  were  lulled  in  an  embrace, 
Pure  as  the  flowers  breathing  fragrance  near, 

Filled  with  that  grandest  love 

That  dwells  in  Paradiae ! 

He  kissed  the  gentle  cheek 
Of  that  bewitching  maid ; 
He  gazed  upon  her  loveliness. 
The  cruel  spell  of  love    • 
Was  coiled  around  his  soul ; 
His  inspiration  sought 
The  melody  of  words : 

"  Whit  art  thou  that  I  love  thee  so? 
I  conquered  all  this  folly  once, 
And  curbed  this  pusimi  in  my  aoul, 
Cortmandiag  it  to  hide  itarif» 


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BRoa. 

That,  humble  in  my  pride, 
I  might  achieve 

The  grandeur  of  a  name ! 

O !  vanity  of  hope  I 

O!  everlasting  grief  I 
The  noblest  aouU  are  often  poor 

In  wordiy  wealth ; 

But  in  high  thoughta 
They  wander  with  the  haughty  stars  ! 

»'  O !  whither  may  I  fly  with  thee? 
Earth  smiles  at  my  impassioned  tone ! 

Here  love  is  bound 
In  endless  turmoil  and  despair 
*ro  mundane  elements 
Repulsive  in  complexity  I 
What  boon  on  thee  can  I  bestow  ? 
My  heart? 
Thou  hast  U  now, 
And  may  celestial  ^Iriti 
Guard  thy  soul ; 
And  may  the  God  that  made  the  sUrs 
Forgive  my  unintentional  sin ! 

♦*  From  this  temptotion  I  muat  fly  1 

From  thy  allurement*  fly  I 
0 1  be  thou  happy  ••  t*»ou  art. 
Or  kwe  one  who  may  give  thee  wealth 
And  kMp  thee  in  thy  tpherel 


'7 


■  ■ot. 


•9 


And  th«fi  away  lik*  davr  iincaf«d« 
Away  he  thd. 

Fair  u  an  angel, 
(ilorUnia  •»  a  Atjir, 
HImmI  that  hrwiklcrc«l  makl. 
tier  Umtc  clunft  to  that  youth  ; 
But,  like  electric  current.  Hashed 
Through  all  her  mobile  aenae* 
The  meaning  «if  hi*  af^^iah. 

Aa  a  dying  queen 
Of  NMire'a  grandeat  realm. 
Down  cm  a  moMy  bed 
Of  tilica,  daiaiea,  jcMaminea, 
And  imerworen  dnmela. 

All  aloiw  afak  Mok 
And  MW  that  wondrooa  yomb, 

Nomotvl 


t. 


^; 


Tknar  love  will  conquer  when  the 
Robod  in  itt  own  dalamiintd  plaMt 
YickfeMMatftm.    Itetendc 
la  fctd  to  tlw  iron  nnm 
or  ffoty  war.    It  conqneia  aO ! 
The  nniveraia  raO  ihtw^gli  apace, 
Rriad  by  m  a>«i  bating  Inwt  I 
A  cnn«  on  cdda  dMtt  Mand  btlwcM 

TwvlovliV'""^'    LetHcillaho 
WboM  bdHiy  connpli  a  maid ! 


■liffWlli«^*«*W" 


II  »>.iLwiintwr«iijin)nj»i"mTi-*t»-' 


^''■^ 


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HOMOTH. 


••AIM  for  Virtue !  wh«n 
TomMitU,  or  contumely,  or  lh«  titMn 

Of  «rrloi-Jud(|inf  m«n, 
Can  br««k  th«  h^Brt  whtr*  It  •l»ld«»." 


A„, 


-L 


^ 


!J  .lUi.'J"*'**^-*^"'' 


HOMOTH. 


-L 


I 


^^ 


IfCMMK. 

Why  in  my  garden,  Sir,  do  you 

Seek  me?    Your  name  I  Icnow  full  well. 
Acquaintance  do  nof  claim ;  tor  few 

Dttbelteve  t^yovn  what  nuny  tell. 

HOMOTK. 

To  thee,  maJame.  of  whom  I  hear 
Fro  «  many  in  me  land  around 
Sweet  Hingt,  I,  supfiliant,  appear 
Fmt  one  diat  to  thyself  it  bound. 
Me,  aa  a  man.«»  fm  men  dear. 
And  *r«io^  epoken  of,  has  the. 
In  her  siffiplicicy,  to  thee 
NowMilt.    Mi^  I  move  open  be? 


Dkbt  thM  for  ftine  own  self  aedk 
AiididtNMi  I  might  deem  diee  near ; 

Yet  in  thy  fiUK  t  Mb  M«  lee 
The  counterpart  of  things  I  hear. . 


I 


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HOMOTH 


Forget  the  oum  of  evil  name 

AddnMinKtlMe;  but  let  him  tpci* 
Of  other*  who  «fe  not  Ae  ■•me. 

Thon^  I,  "weet  tody,  may  be  we«k. 
My  tovl  is  generous  and  tnie. 

Wilt  thou  to  my  short  tsle  attend? 
By  such  acts  we  fitom  evil  grew ; 

By  good  deeds  life  wiU  never  end. 

Xhy  cousin-gemun  of  tfie  < 
With  merry  friends  to  yon  &lr  wood 

Came  yester-cve  to  ptoy  and  fca* 
And  galLefcd  all  the  neighborhood. 

Thot^h  I  upon  the  hillside  live. 

That  overio«*s  the  wnodhndfcir 
In  which  they  met,  I  did  not  give 

Mysetf  die  joy  to  wander  there. 
Thy  couMttiferman  and  her  m^ 
^-   <iune|rfnddngllow«ta  near  my  door 
And,  seeing  me  as  now  ani^ed,^ 

With  smiles  acquaintance  ioA  implore. 
O !  cartes,  I  was  pleaaed  to  speak 

With  two  such  maids  of  wimdng  grace 
Who,  wise  men  oft  have  said,  are  w«#k. 

Though  I  tlunk  mSgi*  M»»  »"***  *^- 
A  meny  time  we  had.    Fnttweil 

Thy  cousin  knows  the  pleasing  art. 
I  almost  wept  to  hear  her  tell 


;jfLU'i'atf.ji-^w<y*-Wi« 


-?f!wr^w»w*W«??^ 


HOMOTH, 


•5 


How  Aou  from  hef  wwt  held  «p«it. 
A  story  then  of  thee  the  told. 

And  wept  that  Uwu  diouldrt  Btngry  be, 
AMerttng  it  Mcmed  over  bold 

To  Mk  ao  •oon  good  «ct  of  me. 


I  mMvel  machhow  one,  who*  deed* 

Of  in&my  the  world  deride*. 
The  •orrow  of  •  woman  heed* 

Who,  «tnmg«r,  comes  where  he  dndet. 
Ptefchance  her  bcan^  won  yom  eye. 

To  gain  her  heart  for  evil  end, 

Dimembliiv,  you  to  me  apply 
In  her  behalf,  appeanng  friend. 

HoMora. 

0emi  me  moat  evil  man  bdow, 

Ignote  me,  tady,  if  yoo  i»ai! 
I  have  mow  weal  flnm  ailly  woe. 

And  live  in  hcAvcn  on  yon  hiU. 
1  co^  «alk  wiih  yow  cooaln  wrong. 

Nor  do  to  oAer«  tave  the  1%^ ; 
Thua  life  widi  me  flows  Ifte  a  long 

And  every  lluag  with  tnrth  is  bright. 

Alaai  ■weetbdy,iBW  abeme 

The  dewibMiiig  chanf^  here 
Arise  to  aphere*  of  bomMlkaa  love 


I 


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iLlM—IW>l»   I' 


■wi*^^w««H>*'''f''*T**"'^i*''*''^^ 


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HOMOTH. 


Where  neither  malice,  hate,  nor  fear 
Nor  worn  of  me-i,  nor    ■•.juries 
Can  rob  the  heart  of  lasting  ease. 

A  maiden  in  my  presence,  sight, 

And  memory  is,  as  thou  art, 
A  sacred  thing,  whose  purer  light 

Divinely  penetrates  my  heart. 
Thus,  if  I  fold  in  wild  embrace 

Her  form,  all  languishing  in  love, 
And  meet  her  soul  in  her  sweet  face. 

And  tty  in  spirit  far  above 
Where  those  strange  dreams  within  us  live, 

Great  laws,  superior  to  my  soul, 
Their  mandates  to  ray  being  give 

That  hold  me  in  their  sweet  control, 
Compelling  me  to  give  fair  kiss 

As  my  own  small  acknowledgment 
Of  her  great  charms.     In  such  quick  bliss 

A  touch  of  higher  love  is  lent 
By  tnuiscendental  love  to  man 
That  tells  him  he  in  love  began  I 


Tliou  apeakeat  like  a  foe  of  wrong ;  j 
And  beauty,  goodnesi,  wiadom  leem 

Linked  in  thee,  and  thou  movest  along 
Like  one  deiii^ted  widi  pure  dream ; 

And  love  ai^pc«rs  to  govern  thee ; 
But  hiaaea  from  moat  subtle  tongue 


k 


"WWBBSaSSSBSSS" 


; 


HOHOTH. 


«7 


fear 


It 


ove, 
'•ce, 


hin  ut  live, 

ul, 

i 

>ntroi, 

;nient 
[uick  bliss 


vm  ieem 
t  along 
diream; 

e; 
onfiw 


Have  wandered  willingly  to  me 

And  in  my  soul  thy  leal  worth  stung. 

(loMOTH. 

Forget  me,  lady  ;  but  for  her, 
Who  spake  to  me,  hear  all  I  say  I 

If  you  to  her  once  dearer  were 
Than  now,  before  us  all  display 

The  beauty  of  your  wortU  within 

That  is  not  schooled  in  idle  stA. 

MSMMB. 

In  our  late  trouble  it  may  be 

I  was  in  wrong  5  for  even  I, 
Though  aiming  at  simplicity. 

Fail  often ;  still  I  aim  most  high. 
My  cousin  often  wauld  appear 

Q}ilte  strange,  and  I  would  think  at  night 
And,  dreaminvf,  roll  in  doubt  and  fear, 

Until  I  thought  her  raindtook  flight, 
And  thus  arose  in  her  despair 

That  turned  on  me  its  fell  design ; 
Yet  reason  still  lurked  in  her  air 

And  puzzled,  by  its  changes,  mine. 

HOMOTH. 

Deem  not  each  nature,  strange  to  thee. 
Without  the  pale  of  conaciousnesf , 

A  victim  of  insanity. 
Forever  writhing  in  distress ! 


|3         ^"  HOMOTH. 

The  world,  with  law*  of  life  «nd  chHnge, 
Makes  many  seem  to  many  strange ; 
But  there  are  causes  for  each  thing 

And  there  are  minds  to  fathom  all, 
And  smallest  hopes  to  which  we  cling 

When  oft  about  below  to  fall. 

Mbmmb. 

Mv  will  is  oft  beyond  control 
And  forces  me  wrong  things  to  say 

That  ill  become  my  inner  soul ; 
And  selrishnesa  in  its  own  way 

Is  often  visible  in  me ; 

But  my  real  self  is  fond  and  free. 

HoMOTH. 

Unhappiness  will  ever  cling 
Around  the  soul  of  selfish  ease, 

Until  it  doth  its  own  self  sting, 

"^  And  iU  own  evil  then  it  sees. 

Thus  higher  to  •  nobler  sphere. 
Impelled  by  knowing  It  waa  wrong, 

It  will  ascend,  soon  to  appear 
Harmonious  in  that  beauteout  throng 

That  wander  ever  pure  and  free 

In  realms  that  only  angels  see. 


But,  Slre,-the  worW  (and  I  address 
Thee  so ;  for  thou  bast  that  command 


1 


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HOMOTH. 


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chnnge, 

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K 

All, 

cling 


>  say 


In  thy  wppearance,  I  confew 

Which  i«  in  few  throughout  the  land,) 

HOMOTH. 

Repeat  not,  lady,  what  the  world 

Has  said  in  evil  will  of  me. 
Around  myself  is  pureness  furled 
As  beauty  in  surrounding  thee. 

A  Titan  does  not  heed  the  wrong 

That  envy,  malice,  hatred  bring. 
He  glories  in  the  mighty  song 

Of  strength  which  he  to  self  can  sing. 
Thus,  with  his  power  he  may  rule 

Thfc  world  below  him  when  he  will. 
Beneath  hot  wrong  he  can  keep  cool ; 

His  worth  no  fiend  of  earth  can  kill. 


wrong, 

It  throng 
e 


[dress 
:onunand 


Mbmmi. 

What  I  then  in  life  art  thoU  so  piire? 

Canst  thou  recall  no  wilful  wrong 
From  out  the  dead  past  to  allure 

Thee  back  where  evil  doth  belong? 

HOMOTH. 

Was  not  I  bom  on  eitrth  of  earth 
With  something  Inward  not  mine  own 

That  led  me  from  an  evil  birth 
To  stand  in  pureneaa  now  alone  ? 


M 


HOMOTH. 


From  fimh  and  wtong  I  did  Mencd, 

if  jTMlf  within  mywlf  tubduing ; 
While  truth  without  iU  force  did  lend 

By  inner  worth  renewing ! 

Mbmm«. 
Forgiveness  make*  the  soul  divine ! 

I  tp  my  cousin  now  «m  bound 
Forever  by  this  act  of  thine ; 

Shd  nie  has  gained ;  I  thee  have  found. 

But  tell  me !  what  may  be  this  force  ^ 
That  malccs  superior  what  you  say  ? 

If  knowledge,  I  within  thy  course 
Am  led ;  still  I  would  homage  pay 

To  something  higher  in  Uiy  mind 

That  in  mine  own  I  do  not  find, 

A  Voice 
His  loves  are  Grandeur,  Beauty,  Purity, 
^  Hii  Law  is  Ood  I    Hte  boundless  heart  is  firee, 
And  universal  love  is  his  delight. 
His  thought  is  Ihiked  with  hearing,  touch  and  sight. 
Nor  title,  wealtfi,  nor  ^ncc  of  crafty  maid 
Can  change  his  lifo,  or  make  his  lustr«  fiide. 
Eternal  are  the  objects  of  his  thought ; 
Around  himself  their  charms  are  ever  wrought ! 


Mbmmb. 

Then  what  I  seek  I  find  in  thee ! 
What  to  thy  wisdom  is  my  heart? 


;'Cia:;:^r"s~.TSfK[BW5»4:RX:  " 


found. 
myf 


Purity, 
heart  ia  fne, 

touch  and  sight. 

a%  maid 

lustre  fiide. 

Jht; 

sver  wrought ! 


t? 


HOMOTH. 


My  all  would  I  resign  to  be 

Thy  help-meet !     Must  thou  then  depart  f 
O I  let  me  on  thy  last  smile  die, 
Or  to  thy  gentle  bosom  fly  I 

HOMOTH. 

Forever  here  then  shalt  thou  live ! 
Thus,  to  thy  love  my  all  I  give  I 

K  VoiCB. 

O !  thou  art  married  to  thyself, 
Superior  man  ;  fait  love  divine 

With  wisdom,  that  ethereal  petf, 
Dost  thou  within  thyself  combine ; 

But  laws  and  powers  high  above 

Command  thee  to  this  woman  love ! 

Mbmmb. 

O  t  I  am  changed  1  No  mere  shall  I 

Obey  the  dictates  of  my  will ; 
But  with  thyself  and  wisdom  fly 

To  yon  pure  mountain  from  this  hill  I 

HoMOTH. 

The  brilliant  whiteness  of  thy  soul     - 
A  dazzling  radiance  sends  in  me ; 

And  with  die  stars  our  spirits  roll. 
Unto  as  grand  a  destiny. 


S> 


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■,v.-ix.:.:t^^--Bs^^jai9^iASt&x:  ■:-■..«..■; 


TT'"'-'-^ 


S« 


HOMOTft 


Fonvtr  w«  tru«  joy  •hall  know, 
To  higher  love  e«ch  moment  grow  I 

'  A  V«MCB. 

Now  they  ere  one  and  one  will  be 
In  realms  of  bllet  through  eternity ! 

/  L'BMTOI. 

A  Pariah  may  thut  arlte, 
AHk«  a  meteor  In  the  akietl 
The  •lander.^iM  men  of  evil  earth 
Win  then  revwl  a  viler  birth ; 
For  he  who  deign*  to  nobly  thine 
U  governed  by  a  law  divine. 
A  thoiuMind  eyee  he  can  reveal 
When  vllUini  deepest  plant  conceal. 
Corrupted  being*  here  and  there 
Will  Mnile  at  firet ;  but  toon  despair. 
Behold  him  then  or  when  at  last 
His  glorious  light  below  is  cast 
Few  mortal  eyes  will  dare  behoW  I 
A  Godly  man  is  wondrous  bold ! 


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BIDOLOM. 


r^'Sli.'^ 


'•How  Mnat  H  wvn,  iMW/iag  Itw  tfswawvd 
PdUlag  MiMf  *•  •  kalMnMir 


■  i#N.i«i  Mi  «■  Willi  ■  ■'»    iMi.i 


«■■,".' ii.g..  I  ..  ir.  .-.ni 


Ullllwllillfa-i 


i 


v- 


I 


f 


-:..,rjMgitM«i(ifti»awwuwMigi.'  *n>»wiaii»wwirii  I- -^  w  II 


i 


I 


The  MMil  within 

bttoCall  sin 
Thoi^th  wrapt  in  dements  <:€  wrrong. 

And  dreane  reveal 

Celeetiel  weal 
That  doee  not  to  the  worid  belong. 

What  painful  itiiiK* 

Experience  ttring* 
TiMt  gentfe beings cniel deem! 

Sofitraway 

Their  apiiitoiiniy 
To  find  tome  iolmoe  in  a  dieam. 


The  duutfes  wnwgfat 
Inebfi 
Whettoacehytialhejr 


That  «■  wii*  Virito  lM»« 


■.;;.-»■"»  <»i*w»i-"w^.«wM—iT*"'  I '  I  '  ■■*"— 


■■.^■' 


38  BIDOLON. 

Each  one  may  meet 

In  odcl  retreat 
At  timei)  some  soul  aloof  from  man, 

With  nature  wise, 

With  radiant  eyes, 
Whose  life  in  other  place  began. 

But  what  are  these 
Each  mortal  sees 
Pass  on  in  wocbq((MM  array  f 
What  do  they  here? 
What  can  they  fear, 
'       Bewailingontheir  rugged  way? 

Behold  this  throng 

With  joyous  song 
That  dances  in  the  moon-lit  hour ! 

It  Is  not  sad ; 

Yet  is  it  mad, 
Enchcnted  by  some  corious  power? 


We  can  not  tell 

Where  laws  may  dwell 
Invisible,  or  whwn  that  mig^t 

"^hat  governs  all 

In  wnuth  may  fall 
And  turn  our  brightest  day  to  night. 


BIOOLONi 


39 


m, 


Odd  creatures  here 

Do  oft  appear 
Whose  inward  worth  no  one  may  see, 

And  idle  folk 

That  worth  provoke, 
Conjecturing  what  its  aim  may  be. 


One  such  I  met 

Near  rivulet 
Beside  grand  rocks  with  trees  o'er  head. 

I  guessed  the  theme 

Of  his  day-dream 
And,  moving  nearer,  to  him  said : 


r! 


er? 


ght. 


"Thou  art  as  one 
Who  loves  the  sun. 

The  gaudy  lacings  in  the  wood, 
And  things  unseen 
Save  in  thy  dream, 

Thou  art  as  one  not  understood* 

«•  Why  not  leave  deU, 

And  with  me  dwell 
In  marble  heme  by  river-side? 

Sweet  maidens  there 

Dispel  despair 
And  in  calm  luxury  abide  \" 


r- 


ktDOLON. 


This  answer  came, 

And  made  deep  shame 
Within  my  soul  within  that  wood ; 

And  I  felt  he 

Might  ever  be 
A  musing  soul  misunderstood : 

•'  The  older  I  grow 

And  the  more  I  know 
Alas  I  the  less  I  wish  to  say. 

I  often  feel 

That  joy  and  weal 
That  in  all  idle  silence  play. 

'« When  I'm  witii  man 

I  seldom  can 
My  limpid  thoughts  in  words  express ; 

Though  sense  is  there, 

I  do  not  dare 
My  burning  paasioa  to  con^ne. 

'« A  maid  I  oft 

With  mind  aloft 
In  these  lone  wood-lands  here  Mpy. 

No  i^n-bound  word 

Is  ever  heard ; 
Our  souls  speak  tfnrotq^  Ae  f^witq;  erfe. 


iw- 


V:tiilijW.'4HiWB!il 


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ItinOLON, 


'*  My  arm  is  bound 
Her  waist  around, 

A  ruby  kiss  interprets  thought. 
Such  joy  as  this 
Transcends  the  bliss 

That  in  your  grand  salon  is  sought. 


"  She  cannot  die ! 

Her  beauties  fly 
In  matchless  grace  before  my  mind. 

I  hear  her  song ; 

It  rolls  along 
Within  the  larynx  of  the  wind. 

"  Had  I  the  right 

Each  blissful  night 
To  rove  with  her  along  this  stream. 

O  who  would  be 

More  blessed  and  free, 
Or  live  in  more  enchanting  dream  ? 

• 

**  Oft  when  I  spy 

A  maiden  nigh 
Where  unexpressive  love  is  found, 

A  pang  doth  make 

My  nature  quake 
That  leaves  within  my  heart  a  wound. 


4» 


s 


4» 


klDOI.OIf. 


'*Some  few  there  are 

I  tee  ufar 
Inviting  me  to  share  their  joy. 

I  never  can, 

A  sober  man, 
Be  pleasured  now  as  when  a  hay. 


''The  beauteous  earth 

Was  pure  in  birth 
And  now  reveals  its  inner  mind. 

Its  winning  light 

Has  marvellous  might 
And  is  with  love  and  truth  combined. 


r-'. 


''While  Nature  plays 

In  divers  ways 
Peculiar  pranks  upon  her  self, 

She  has  a  glance 

In  her  wild  dance 
That  sprii^  from  eveiy  mount  and  delf. 

"But  that  great  power 

We  spy  each  hour 
In  lawless  sea  and  gentle  sky 

Has  dignity 

We  seldom  see 
In  bwly  beings  bom  to  die ! 


<. 


k 


RIUULON. 

"In  moodk  like  this 

I  Nature  kiM 
And  with  her  fondle  in  the  eve 

Together  we 

On  land  and  mm 
A  HowinK  riipturou«  poem  weave. 


4S 


ed. 


^« 


Idelf. 


'*  The  merry  maid 

For  love  arrayetl 
Conies  trippling  down  the  floral  way  ; 

And  whether  here, 

Afar  or  nea/, 
1  «ee  or  love  her  every  day. 

''For  the  is  part 

CX  that  my  heart 
Deligiita  itaelf  in  all  the  while ; 

And  when  we  meet 

A  tremor  sweet 
Is  mingled  in  her  loving  smile.   • 


Ol  never  fear 

The  wondrous  lear, 
That  gloriotis  Nature  doth  conUin, 

Can  make  thee  pine ! 

Her  truth  divine 
InstiUs  oft  tranaitofy  pma 


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KIDOLON. 


"  In  thoM  who  ■•« 

Dark  misery 
In  all  the  fairest  thii^tt  around  { 

But  thou  ahouldat  find 

What  each  great  mind 
Hat  ever  in  her  beauty  found ! 

''  The  diverae  view 
Down  avenue 
Of  clinging  vine  and  veteran  tree 
U  tweet  at  room; 
For  dewt  adorn 
.  The  tender  leave*  with  purity  I 


"  I'he  gorgeous  light 
Surmounts  the  night. 

And  carob  wander  overhead, 
Unnumbered  things 
With  gauzy  wing* 

From  sletfp  by  golden  sun  are  led. 

'♦  They  ever  go 

Both  to  and  fro. 
And  frolic  in  the  quiet  air. 

Botii  death  and  birth 

Renew  the  Bndi 
And  nuke  its  ruUing  scenery  &ir. 


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BIDOI.ON. 


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♦'  H«  who  obey* 
These  winning  wa>a 

Of  Nature  and  her  laws  profound 
Will  ever  be 
Both  wlw  and  free 

And  to  no  evil  loaginija  bound. 

"  TbcM  lawa  will  bring 
A  beauteous  thing. 

That  no  pure  spirit  can  resist* 
With  perfect  grace. 
Whose  smiling  fiace 

Will  every  mom  in  love  be  kic«e<t. 

And  she  as  feirre 

Will  oft  tppcmr 
To  find  in  his  grand  soul  her  all : 

And  will  obey 

Each  pasfeitt^  day 
His  sweet  behest  and  ciiarming  <;ail. 

"  Thus  life  will  How 

WttlKMtt  deep  woe 
Unto  its  dMtined  earthly  end ; 

Until  a  grave 

The  land  or  wave 
To  each  oM  IHeleaa  form  will  lead. 


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■  lOULUN. 


'*But  there  may  still 

Bv  life  to  Hll 
Another  form  ■>  pHMiag  kwcrt, 

WhoM  perfect  grace 

And  amiliDg  face 
Another  noble  loul  may  mtset. 

"  Thus  rouud  and  round 

With  cuHoua  Bout'id 
Bxiatcnce  docs  witii  love  revolve, 

B<»th  herti  and  there 

Ail  things  are  fair  : 
But  few  the  godly  problem  •olve. 

*'  Then  ack  no  mora. 

If  you  adore 
Thew  wondroua  beauti«6  Earth  doth  give, 

That  !  ihould  be 

With  maida  and  thee 
Content  in  marble  home  to  live.' 


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